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1874. 



C3-XJIIDE 



TO 



Summer Resorts 



IN 



WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, MICHIGAN, 



Etc., Etc 



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BY JAMES CHARLTON. 



^''Loafe and invite my soul.'* 

Walt Whitman. 



Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by James Charlton, in the Office 
of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 



INDEX. 



PAGE 

Atlantic & Pacific R. R 48 

Bethesda Mineral Water, Waukesha, Wis 14 and 47 

Chicago 7 

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway 40 and 41 

Chicago & North-Western Railway .' 42 and 43 

Cutler House, Grand Haven, Mich. Illustration 34 

Devil's Lake, Wis. Illustrations 28 

Duluth, Minn 26 

Elkhart Lake, Wis 11 

Fond du Lac, Wis 18 

Frontenac, on Lake Pepin, Minn. Illustrations 20 

Grand Haven, Mich 34 and 35 

Green Bay, Wis 31 

Green Lake, Wis. Illustration 12 

Goodrich Line of Steamers 46 

Hunter's Magnetic Saline Fountain 18 

Introduction 3 

Madison, Wis 26 

Michigan Central and Great Western Railways 38 

Milwaukee, Wis 8 

Milwaukee, Thermo Therapea. Illustration 36 

Minneapolis, Minn 25 

Missouri Pacific Through Line • • 48 

Newhall House, Milwaukee, Wis. Illustration 10 

Planters' House, St. Louis. Illustration 37 

Rossin House, Toronto, Canada. Illustration 32 

Route 6 

ROUTE FROM THE SOUTH 6 

Sheldon's Magnetic Mineral Springs and Bathing Establishment, Grand Haven, Mich. 

Illustration 35 

Sparta, Wis. Illustration 16 

Spring Lake and Magnetic Mineral Spring, Spring Lake. Ottawa Co., Mich 33 

Spring Lake House, Mich. Illustration 33 

St. Anthony, Minn 25 

St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern Short Line. Illustration 39 

St. Louis, Planters' House 37 

St. Paul, Minn 24 

Tallmadge's Rural Home, Summer Resort, Elkhart Lake 11 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada 32 

Waukesha, Wis. Illustration 14 

Wisconsin Central Railroad. Map 44 and 45 



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TO 

Summer Resorts 

IN 

WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, MICHIGAN, 



ETC., ETC. 



1874=. 



A Summer Holiday Excursion has become a necessity of modern life. Divines 
preach it and practice it faithfully, Physicians insist upon it, and experience 
teaches it. If it be not good for man to be alone, it is equally not good for him to 
devote himself to any one pursuit, never resting and never changing. He 
needs change, amusement, diversion, if he would indeed be a man, with all his 
faculties abreast, and not a fossil. 

"loafe and invite my soul" 
is the highest wisdom, and it is not addressed to "loafers" but to workers. 
But where to loafe ? That is the question which this little Guide attempts, in 
part, to answer. 

Many rush across the stormy Atlantic to the Old World who have never seen 
and have no conception of the land they live in : its magnificent scenery ; its 
inland seas; its mighty rivers ; its dark forests ; its lakelets hidden away in back 
woods, and wasting their unseen beauties there ; its attractions of rapid and 
water-fall and island glories ; its lumberman's paradise in dense woods ; its unri- 
valed fishing and shooting privileges ; its cultivated farms ; its populous and 
rapidly increasing cities ; its towns, villages, manufactories, public and private 
buildings, colleges, institutes, churches, monuments, scenes of historic interest, 
and scenes which need no historic associations to add to their ineffable grace and 
beauty, or their awe-inspiring majesty and sublimity. In our own land we can 
find repose from labor and the utmost diversity of scenery, with all the comforts 
of home, more cheaply and more readily than by going abroad. 



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To those in St. Louis, New Orleans, Gralveston, Texas, and the South, in 
quest of summer resorts, this little book is addressed. The writer offers a brief 
summary of the attractions of a few watering places. The information is not 
second-hand and inexact, but has been obtained at some trouble and expense, 
and is reliable. 

Starting from St. Louis, "the future great city of the world," you take the 
Chicago & Alton Road, passing through the finest agricultural region of Illinois, 
which presents a panorama of loveliness rarely equaled in the way of handsome 
cities and towns, vast prairies covered with immense fields of yellow grain and 
waving corn. First comes Alton, the city of hills, located on the east bank 
of the Mississippi ; five miles further on, settled among the trees, stands grand 
old Monticello, cherished in the memory of hundreds of useful women, educated 
there ; Carlinville, with its million dollar Court House ; Springfield, the capital 
of the Prairie State ; then Bloomington, which is the site of the Company's 
extensive work shops, and the State Normal University. Within thirty-seven 
miles of Chicago comes Joliet, with its State Prison and big rolling mills. 

The Chicago & Alton is, without doubt, the best managed and equipped 
road in the West. The managers believe in spending some of the money 
received for freight and fares, to make their road safe and comfortable for their 
patrons. Its operation is conducted with rigid method and system. Every 
modern invention, which can add in any way to the comfort and safety of pas- 
sengers, is adopted. You take your hotel along with you when you purchase 
tickets by this line. The Pullman Dining Cars are run on all day trains. You 
can enjoy your meals as leisurely as if at home, instead of being compelled to 
bolt a badly cooked meal, in twenty minutes, at some eating house. 

In traveling on this road you will not fail to notice that the platforms of the 
cars are drawn closely together, making it quite impossible to fall between or 
under them in passing from one car to another, and you will notice that the 
platforms are somehow dovetailed together in such a manner as to preclude the 
possibility of telescoping, and thereby involving passengers in the dreadful fate 
so often met in cases of collision. You will also notice that the train runs as 
steadily and smoothly as if it were one car. This is all the result of the Black- 
stone patent platform and coupler, and we wonder other roads do not see the 
benefits of it and adopt it ; but perhaps Mr. Blackstone means to have it used 
exclusively on his own road. 

The Chicago & Alton is not only the shortest, quickest, and consequently 
the cheapest route between St. Louis and Chicago, but it is also the only route 
under one management, and the only route running the celebrated Pullman 



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Palace Sleeping, and Pullman Palace Dining Cars between those two great 
inland cities. It is also the only line between St. Louis and Chicago which 
runs a Saturday Night Train through each way. With its connections 
it fornis the most comfortable route from New Orleans, Mobile, Memphis, Little 
Rock, Nashville, Galveston, and all Southern and Texas points. Passengers 
can secure Pullman Cars on the whole route by these lines. On inferior routes 
these luxurious cars are run on only a portion of the way. Excursion tickets at 
greatly reduced rates can be purchased at the office of the Chicago & Alton 
Railroad, No. 117 North 4th Street, corner of Pine Street, St. Louis, and any 
information will be cheerfully given there, either on personal application or by 
letter. Mr. S. H. Knight is the agent of the Company in St. Louis. In addi- 
tion to excursion tickets to points named in this Guide, Mr. S. H. Knight also 
sells Grand Trunk Excursion Tickets, and to all other points to which tickets 
are sold by any other route. The Excursion Tickets sold by Mr. Knight are 
good till the end of the season. Holders can stop over at any intermediate 
point and resume their trip at pleasure. 

Excursion tickets can be obtained of Mr. Knight, from St. Louis to St. Paul, 
via Louisiana, Mo., Quincy, Keokuk and Burlington, and thence rail or Missis- 
sippi river steamers ; via Chicago and Dubuque, and thence Mississippi river 
steamers ; via Chicago, and thence rail by all routes ; via Chicago and Milwaukee, 
and thence rail, by Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway ; or via Marquette, 
and steamers over lake Superior, from Marquette to Duluth, and thence rail ; 
and return south by the same route* as that by which tickets read going north, or 
by any other route that may be selected. 

To all points every possible combination of coupons of excursion tickets has 
been made, so that Tourists can go north by any route all rail, or part rail and 
part river or lake, and return by any route. Tourists are thus enabled to go by 
one route and return by another, and to vary the trips to any extent that they 
may desire. 

Excursion Tickets via Chicago & Alton Railroad can also be purchased of the 
following agents of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad : C. T. 
Parsons, Little Rock, Arkansas ; J. R. Winston, Belmont, Mo.; J. B. Wadleigh, 
Texarkana, Texas ; of Charles Jennings, Houston, Texas ; of S. S. Jones, 
Agent, Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railroad, Galveston, Texas ; the 
agents of the Texas & Pacific Railroad, at Marshall, Texas, Jefferson, Texas, and 
Shreveport, La.; A. S. Graham, Agent, New Orleans & Mobile Railroad, 
New Orleans, La.; F. R. Osborne & T. Guesnard, Agents, Mobile & Ohio 
Railroad, Mobile, Ala. ; and Jas. Speed, 287 Main street, Memphis, Tenn. 



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ROUTE. 

If you are coming from New Orleans, Mobile or any place South, take the 
Mobile & Ohio route to St. Louis, as no other route runs Pullman Palace Cars 
through, and no other route is quite as safe or as comfortable. 

If you are coming from Galveston or any point in Texas, take any of the 
routes leading to St. Louis. From St. Louis see that your tickets read by the 
Chicago & Alton Railroad, which makes all connections in Union Depot, 
Chicago. 

The fare via St. Louis and the Chicago & Alton Railroad is always as low as by 
rival routes which pass through sparsely inhabited and uninviting tracts of 
country and small places of no importance whatever, and which possess not the , 
slightest interest for the intelligent tourist. The advantage of adopting the 
route recommended here, is that without any additional outlay the traveler 
secures the privilege of stopping over and enjoying the sight-seeing in such large 
cities as St. Louis and Chicago. 

THE ROUTE FROM THE SOUTH VIA MOBILE AND THE 
MOBILE & OHIO RAILROAD. 

As many of the citizens of Louisiana and Texas, during the sultry season of 
the South, make annual visits to the various watering places of the North, 
Northwest and Eastern portions of the United States, it has been thought v/ell 
to call their attention to a few of the benefits and beauties of the route via Mobile. 
They should by all means purchase tickets over the New Orleans & Mobile 
Railroad (in connection with the Mobile & Ohio Railroad), thereby secur- 
ing the most delightful ride of 140 miles in the United States. The lovely 
scenery of this route is unsurpassed. On one side of the road the traveler 
is presented with a beautiful and ever-changing panoramic view of the Gulf of 
Mexico, which is almost constantly in sight, while the other is fringed with the 
most luxuriant growth of southern shrubbery, trees, foliage, etc., that ever feasted 
the human eye. 

The suburbs of Mobile are more inviting than those of any other Southern 
city, the surroundings and scenery having a world-wide reputation. There are 
two shell roadsfone leading into the interior toward Spring Hill, a delightful spot 
six miles distant from the city and the summer residence of many Mobile mer- 
chants, and the other along the shore of the beautiful Mobile bay. The drive 
down the latter is unsurpassed in picturesqueness and variety of natural scenery. 
While one is whirled along the smooth surface of the road an everchangiiig 



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scene of beauty presents itself to view. Skirting along the shore of the bay and 
while lost in wonder at its broad expanse, one suddenly dashes into a deep 
Magnolia grove whose mammoth branches and broad thick leaves exclude the 
sun, and the odor of the flowers makes the air heavy with delicious fragrance. 
Emerging from that fairy spot the bay is again seen and the eye relieved by 
clumps of Orange trees whose golden fruit forms a pretty contrast to their tropi- 
cal foliage. 

The invalid and pleasure seeker from the North and West will find Mobile a 
most pleasant resort during the winter months. The balmy and, health giving 
air will invigorate and strengthen the invalid, while the drives and the fine 
fishing and hunting almost at one's door will furnish means of enjoyment to 
those seeking amusement and recreation. 

The Mobile & Ohio Railroad is now one of the safest, smoothest and best 
managed roads in the country. Its rolling stock is first-class and its coaches 
most comfortable, with polite and attentive conductors. Pullman Palace Sleep- 
ing and Drawing Room Cars attached to all trains. Passengers invariably 
receive the greatest courtesy and attention from all officials and employees of 
the road. 

CH ICACO, 

Is situated on the southwest shore of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the 
Chicago river, the North and South branches of which divide the city into three 
parts, known as the South Side, West Side and North Side. A few years ago 
it was a comfortless Indian village. To-day it is one of the foremost cities of 
the world. Its enterprise is matchless. Its marvelous growth is the wonder of 
travelers and the pride of its citizens. Its great fire fixed all eyes upon it and 
made it a household word in all lands. It has been rebuilt in such splendor 
that the wonder of its resurrection overshadows the marvel of its original 
growth and the calamity which laid it low. It was renowned for its educational 
institutions of all kinds, its art galleries, opera house, observatory, elegant 
theatres, spacious and luxurious hotels, public halls, lyceums, etc. Most of these 
have been rebuilt, and are finer and more substantial structures than those which 
they replaced. All the theatres have been rebuilt and opened, and all are more 
elegant, spacious and comfortable than the old structures which passed away in 
fire. They are most admirably conducted. All the large l|ptels have been 
rebuilt and opened, and several new ones have been added. The hotels of the 
rebuilt city are larger and finer than those which the fire destroyed. The hotel 
accommodation in Chicago is now superior to that of any city of its size in the 



8 ' GUIDE TO SUMMER RESORTS. 

world. Hotel rates range from $<2.co to $4. 50 per day. Chicago is the com- 
mercial metropolis of the Northwest, the largest city in Illinois, and the county 
seat of Cook county. It is the greatest lumber and pork market in the world, 
and the most famous grain market. An immense live stock business is transacted, 
and over twice the quantity of pork is packed here annually that is packed in 
Cincinnati, In 1837 the population was 4,170 ; in 1840, 4,853 ; in 1850, 29,963 ; 
in 1S60, 110,973; and in 1870, 298,977. At present it is estimated that the 
population is not far from half a million. 

In the fire of October 8-g, 1871, all that portion of the city north of Harrison 
street and east of the North and South branches of the river, was consumed. 
This comprised an area of 2,ooo-acres, or about sixty miles of the finest streets. 
The fire lasted 28 hours, and destroyed 25,000 buildings. The total loss was 
$190,526,500. Insurance, $90,000,000. Net loss over insurance, $100,526,500. 

Chicago is one of the most important railroad centres. Over fifteen railroads 
converge here, many of them ranking with the largest in the country. The 
trade of the city is constantly on the increase. Nothing retards it, not even the 
great fire, which was but a temporary drawback. The Tourist can profitably 
spend a few days here and enjoy himself thoroughly, and receive lasting im- 
pressions of the indomitable pluck of Chicagoans and the amazing progress of 
the place. It is in Chicago that the traveler gets to understand what the full 
meaning of "go-aheadativeness " is in its highest sense. 

ROUfE.— From the South, via Mobile & Ohio Railroad. From St. Louis, 
via Chicago & Alton Railroad. 

"^MiLWAUKEE, WIS., 

Is most delightfully situated on the western shore of Lake Michigan, on a 
magnificent bay, formed by two projecting headlands, which make a safe and 
extensive harbor. The bay is some nine miles in width, and affords a refuge 
for vessels in case of storms. The Milwaukee river flows down from the north, 
at an average distance of from half to three-quarters of a mile from the lake, 
till it reaches a point a little south of the centre of the city, when it turns at 
almost a right angle and flows into the lake, through an artificial cut. This has 
made the passage to the lake much shorter, and has resulted in the closing up 
of the old moulh of the river, about a mile below. Just where the Mil- 
waukee turns to reach the lake it is joined by the Menomonee river, which, 

* This account of Milwaukee is taken, by permission, from an excellent local guide to 
that city. 



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after winding for two miles through a wide marsh, is lost in its larger 
neighbor. 

The two rivers divide the city into v/hat are known as the east, west and 
south sides. 

Milwaukee contains a population of about 90,000 people. It is regularly laid 
out ; the streets are wide, and are lined with buildings eminently adapted for 
all the requirements of so extensive a place. The business part of the city lies 
on either side of the river, and follows it up closely for over two miles. As you 
go back from the river you find youi-self gradually ascending, till you stand 
on an elevation of considerable height, and can see the city spread out at 
your feet. 

The river was formerly lined by bluffs. At their feet were swamps, which 
have been filled up and converted into the busiest and most valuable part of the 
city. The streets have a gradual rise, therefore, as you recede fi'om the river, 
and when you come to the lake shore you stand on a high bluff. This fact ren- 
ders the city an easy one to drain, and has assisted very materially in the present 
complete plan of sewerage. The streets are washed by every rain. The water 
flows down to the river instead of standing in pools. The advantages provided 
by nature have been seized and turned to the best account by being made of 
great assistance in carrying out the system of sewers. 

These two rivers, the Milwaukee and Menomonee, give vessels and steamers 
easy access to the very heart of the city, and afford great assistance to the 
heavy commerce carried on. 

The healthfulness of the city is something remarkable. Its location, the 
cleanliness of the streets, the admirable sanitary regulations which are strin- 
gently enforced, and the intelligence of the people, all combine to prevent any 
disease from obtaining a foothold, and to keep at a distance those epidemics 
which so frequently prevail in large cities. The able and complete report of the 
Health Officer for the last year, shows a remarkably small ,death-i-ate, and 
places the city high up in the list of the healthiest cities of the country. 

The stranger who visits Milwaukee, is at once struck by its neat and clean 
appearance. This is due to the care taken in keeping the streets in excellent 
order, but largely, also, to the cream-colored brick, widely known as "Milwaukee 
brick," of which the buildings are almost exclusively constructed. These facts, 
together with the width of the streets, give the place a most charming and 
delightful look, affording a pleasing variation to the monotonous rows of glaring 
red bricks met with in the large Eastern cities. 

As a summer resort, Milwaukee possesses many peculiar attractions that are 



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every year becoming more widely known, and that specially commend it to 
those who seek rest and recuperation during the hot months of the year. 
Situated on the banks of a beautiful lake, it is fanned by the invigorating 
breezes that pour in an almost continual current over the broad waters. These 
bring relief and comfort, even in the hottest seasons. The climate is remarka- 
ble for its evenness. The thermometer never registers the extreme heat so 
common in many places on the same parallel of latitude, while the prevailing 
winds are of such a character that they always mitigate the discomforts incident 
to the season to such an extent that they are rendered trifling. 
The principal hotel is the 




NEWHALL HOUSE. 

J. r. ANTISDEL, Proprietor. GEO. SCHELLER, Manager. 

H. D. GREENMAN and D. REGAN, Clerks. 

This well known hotel is centrally located in the heart of the business part of 

the city, on Broadway, corner of Michigan Street. It is near the Post Office, 

Chamber of Commerce and all places of amusement. This Spring, the new 

proprietor has had the house thoroughly renovated and refurnished in good style. 

The house contains three hundred rooms, airy and spacious, and fitted up in 

the most thorough and complete manner. Pleasure seekers and others visiting 



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Milwaukee will find this the most comfortable hotel. All guests will receive the 
best attention, and be made as comfortable as possible by Mr. Antisdel and his 
able assistants. 

The attractions which Milwaukee presents to the traveler or tourist in search 
of pleasure, are many and diversified. There are many points of interest in 
its immediate vicinity. Hunting and fishing of the very best kind ai-e to be had 
within easy reach. Inland lakes, at but a short distance from the city, and 
easily accessible by railroad, are full of the choicest fish, while wild fowl of every 
kind 'swarm thither at the proper seasons. The lake aftbrds excellent opportu- 
nities for sailing and rowing, and fishing of the very best kind can here be 
indulged in. 

Lovely drives abound. The lake shore is skirted, northward, by an avenue 
which forms one of the finest roads in the country, and gives also some grand 
suburban scenery. The country in the rear of the city is traversed by numerous 
excellent roads, which open up some most delightful farming country. 

Distance from Chicago, 85 miles ; from St. Louis, 365 miles. 

ROUTE.— From the South, via Mobile & Ohio Railroad. From St. Louis, 
via Chicago & Alton Railroad. From Chicago, via Chicago, Milwaukee & St. 
Paul or Chicago & North-Western Railways, or Goodrich Line of Steamers. 

ELKHART LAKE, SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WIS. 

"Tallmadge's Riiral Home," Summer Resort, 

This Hottse is beautifully located on the West side of the Lake fronting the 
East, and surrounded by extensive, grassy, shaded grounds. The Proprietor 
of the Rural Home has spared neither time nor expense in making this 
establishment worthy the patronage of his numerous friends. Every facility is 
afforded for boating, fishing, hunting, Szc. Sail boats, row boats, and fishing 
equipments in abundance. A fine bathing house in connection with the building. 

Elkhart Lake is one of the most beautjful and healthy locations in the North 
West, situated in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, two miles from the romantic 
village of Glenbeulah, on the Fond du Lac & Sheboygan Railroad, and within a 
short distance of the Depot of the Wisconsin Central Railroad, fifty-five miles 
north of Milwaukee. There is no locality in the State presenting greater attrac- 
tions for those who wish to spend a few weeks in the country during the ho 
weather. Elkhart Lake covers an area of nearly five hundred acres, and is noted 
for its clear, cold, sparkling water, and fine fish, while the neighboring hills, clad 
in the richest green, and delightfully wooded — in many places even to the 
water's edge — has established its reputation forever as "a thing of lieauty." 



12 GUIDE TO SUMMER RESORTS. 

Being situated in one of the finest agricultural districts in America, no difificulty 
is experienced in supplying the table with the choicest vegetables, fruits, &c. 

In order to secure choice of rooms at '* Tallmadge's Rural Home," parties 
living at a distance should make application by letter early in the season. 

Terms. — Price of board from $8.00 to $10.00 per week. Transient, $2.00 
per day. Reasonable discount made to families with small children. There is 
a telegraph and post office at Elkhart Depot, a few rods from the Lake. Address 
E. Tallmadge, Glenbeulah, Wis. 

ROUTE.— From the South, via Mobile & Ohio Railroad. From St. 'Louis, 
via Chicago & Alton Railroad. 

THE OAKWOOD HOUSE, GREEN LAKE, WIS. 

This much sought summer resort and delightful watering place is situated on 
the banks of Green Lake, Wis., only one mile distant from Green Lake Station, 
on the Sheboygan & Fond du Lac Railroad, 107 miles from Milwaukee, 192 
miles from Chicago, and 472 miles from St. Louis. Omnibuses and carriages 
await the arrival of all trains. 

The Oakwood House is open for guests the first day of May every year, and 
is furnished in the style of a first-class house. A large addition to the hotel is 
now completed, with over eight hundred feet of verandah, giving guests the 
advantage of a grand promenade. Other new attractions have been added for 
this season. The tables are unsurpassed by those of the best hotels in the 
United States. The proprietor says : " We grow our own vegetables and 
fruit ; our milk and butter are fresh from the 'Oakwood ' Lawns." 

Accommodations for all innocent and pleasant amusements have been amply 
provided. Great care has been given to furnishing pastimes both for the parlor and 
lawn, for persons of all ages, so that the most indifferent cannot complain of ennui. 

The natural scenery around Oakwood is unrivaled in variety and beauty. 
Groves of primeval grandeur, far stretching prairies, an extensive lake view, greet 
the eye from every point. The grounds have been terraced, furnished with swings, 
promenades, and otherwise ornamented to render them pleasant and attractive. 

The Lake averages a length of fifteen miles and a width of three miles. Its 
embankments vary from beautiful grassy slopes to high rocky cliffs, bordered 
with evergreens, presenting the greatest diversity of physical character, and 
affording unlimited natural advantages for pleasing and romantic rambles. Its 
waters are very pure, and so transparent that their pebbly bed may be seen at a 
depth of from twenty to thirty-five feet. A great variety and abundance of the 
finny tribe inhabit this beautiful sheet of water, and good fishing boats and tackle 
for lovers of sport, and excellent sail boats for seekers of pleasure, are furnished 



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for the accommodation of guests. A new and beautiful Steamboat has been 
placed on Green Lake. Parties can visit any of the attractive places on its 
shores on short notice, with pleasure and comfort. 

Ponies, perfectly at home under the saddle and in harness, expressly for ladies 
and children ; horses, carriages and light buggies, beautiful groves and shady 
drives, fine roads for horseback riding, and plenty of stable room for those wish 
ing to keep their own horses and carriages, are among the advantages, pleasures 
and conveniences of this popular resort. The hotel is largely patronized by 
residents of New Orleans, St. Louis, Chicago, New York, Cincinnati, Indian- 
apolis, Milwaukee, etc. Hotel rates, per day, $2.50 ; per week, $12 ; children 
and servants, half price. For rooms, etc., and for circulars containing list of 
names of visitors at the Oakwood House from your own cities, address D. Green- 
way, Dartford, Wis. 

ROUTE.— From the South, via Mobile & Ohio Railroad. From St. Louis, 
via Chicago & Alton Railroad. From Chicago, via Chicago, Milwaukee & St. 
Paul or Chicago & North-Western Railways. From Milwaukee, via Wisconsin 
Central Railroad. 

WAUKESHA, WIS. 

Is the county seat of Waukesha County, and is beautifully situated on the Fox 
river. It is a station of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, 21 
miles from Milwaukee, and 106 miles from Chicago. The population is 4,000. 
It is a most attractive summer resort, famous for its surroundings of lake and 
river and woodland scenery, and still more famous for its celebrated 




Bethesda Mineral Springs, 

The miraculous cures effected by the waters of which have made the place 
known throughout the United States and Europe. The discovery of these 



Grains. 

Phosphate of Soda a trace. 

Alumina 0.122 

Silica 0.741 

Organic matter i . ^83 



Total. 



•35-710 



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wonderful springs was accidentally made in 1868, by Col. Dunbar, the 
present director and general manager of the Springs, who for several years 
previous to that time had been suffering from Saccharine Diabetes. He was 
cured of this distressing disease by the use of the waters, and since then thou- 
sands of others have been cured. The following careful analysis of the water 
has been prepared by Prof. C. F. Chandler, Columbia College, New York. 
The proportions in one United States or Wine gallon of 231 cubic inches were : 

Grains. 

Chloride of Sodium 1.160 

Sulphate of Potassa o-454 

Sulphate of Sodium 0.542 

Bicarbonate of Lime 17.022 

Bicarbonate of Magnesia. 12 . 388 

Bicarbonate of Iron 0.042 

Bicarbonate of Soda i .256 

A large business is carried on by shipping the water in casks and barrels, by 
the hundred, ,to all parts of the world. It never loses its properties by trans- 
portation. Thousands resort to the Springs to drink their sweet waters and be 
cured, and such wonderful cures as have been effected here, recall the days of 
miracle. Amongst those who have traveled hither in search of health and have 
grateful remembrances of these healing waters are many notables whose names 
^pace does not permit us to recount. 

The climate of Waukesha in summer and early autumn is as delightful as its 
scenery is surpassingly lovely. The air is cool, clear, elastic and stimulating, 
and comes pleasantly laden with the odors of flowers and shrubbery. Game 
and fish abound. The lay of the wild duck heard on lake-inlet and river, and 
drum of the partridge, greet the anxious ear of the huntsman. The whirr of 
the quail as it takes its rapid flight from some secluded cornfield, the mellifluous 
voice of the prairie hen, and the chatter of the fox squirrel, are sounds the 
sportsman may hear any day in one half hour's ramble from the village. The 
scampering rabbit, the sluggish wood chuck, and the stealthy badger, may also 
be found by those who know their respective haunts and habits. 

Hotel rates in Waukesha are moderate. For all information respecting 
Waukesha and the Bethesda Mineral Springs, address Col, R, Dunbar, Director 
and General Manager, Waukesha, Wis, See advertisement, p, 47, 

; ROUTE, — From the South, via Mobile & Ohio Railroad, From St, Louis, 
via Chicago & Alton Railroad, From Chicago, via Chicago, Milwaukee & St. 
Paul Railway, 



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SPARTA, WIS. 




Nestled in a circle of wooded bluffs, near the headwaters of the LaCrosse 
river, on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and Chicago & North- Western 
Railways, twenty-five miles from the Mississippi, 170 miles from Milwaukee and 
246 miles from Chicago, is the beautiful and romantic young city of Sparta, 
Wis. As a resort for health and pleasure seekers, this exquisite spot has no 
rival in the Northwest. For years have parties from the South and East availed 
themselves of the rich hunting and fishing grounds surrounding this place ; but 
it remained for the discovery of the healing properties existing in the Medicinal 
and Electrical Waters now flowing from the artesian wells sunk here, to place 
Sparta, in point of merit, far above all others in the Northwest as a resort for 
the invalid. 

Sparta, is an incorporated village of 4,000 inhabitants, and one of the finest 
inland towns of Central Wisconsin. Situated in a fertile valley, entirely sur- 
rounded by gigantic bluffs and rocky elevations, it presents, with its handsome 
white painted dwellings and church edifices, its costly business houses and 
public buildings, with streets adorned with natural and cultivated foliage, the 
appearance of a prosperous Southern country-seat. Its surroundings are pictu- 
resque and even romantic. 'To the northwest, and at a distance of five miles, 
can be seen Castle Rock towering majestically to a height of six hundred feet 
above the level of the river, standing like a silent sentinel on top the encircling 



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cordon of bluffs that surround the valley. From its lofty summit can be seen the 
blue hills of Minnesota across the " Father of Waters," ancfan extended pano- 
orama of hill and dale is presented to the admiring gaze. Looking back to the 
southward, the eye rests — in summer — on the verdure covered plain below, dotted 
over with its nice farm houses, teeming fields of grain, and crystal streams of pure 
soft water abounding plentifully with the finest of speckled trout, affording sport 
and recreation for the " troutist," in the midst of which Sparta stands, Monarch 
of the Valley. Pleasure drives and hunting grounds are numerous. Delightful 
camping places andpic-nic resorts are everywhere to be found beneath the ridges 
that encircle the town. Over the natural beauties of the place, the "Pleasure 
Season " tTirows its spell of life and gaiety. As evening approaches, ladies and 
gentlemen throng the porticoes of the hotels, or are wheeling about town behind 
fast steeds, or are dreamingly lounging about the shady retreats in the public parks. 
Others, with cup in hand, can be seen seated within the enclosure of the Fountain, 
sipping the health-invigorating water. Since the discovery of this remarkable 
medicinal water, two fine Turkish Bath Institutes have been established in connec- 
tion with the hotels — one by Drs. Nichols & Shuter at the Warner House, and 
the other by Dr. D. C. Beebe at the Ida House, providing baths of every de- 
scription in modern use, and affording ample and luxuriant accommodations for 
health seekers, who are at all times of the year making applications for treat- 
ment. Recent discoveries made relative to the superior merits of the water, 
together with increased hotel accommodations, with its unrivaled Turkish Bath 
facilities, is making Sparta a very popular summer resort. 

Analysis of Water — By Professoi* J. M. Hirsh. 



This water contains in the Gallon Imperial 



SOLIDS. GRAINS. 

Carbonate of Iron 14.33501 

Carbonate of Magnesia 4 .03101 

Carbonate of Lime 0.40202 

Carbonate of Strontia 0.01402 

Carbonate of Baryta 0.00600 

Carbonate of Manganese o .00072 

Carbonate of Soda 0.21030 

Carbonate of Lithia 0.02400 

Carbonate of Ammonia 0.00210 | 

Sulphate of Soda 2 .21430 

Sulphate of Potash 0.64130 



SOLIDS. 

Sulphate of Lime 

Cliloride of Calcium ... 

Chloride of Sodium 

Iodide of Sodium ... 

Phosphate of Soda 

Phosphate of Alumina 

Silica 0.28003 

Hydric Sulphide . . o .00340 



GRAINS. 

0.18020 
o . 60502 
O.I430I 
0.00014 
0.064CO 
o . 06080 



Total 2-i. 



3-21735 



The Sparta Mineral Water is shipped at very low rates. Address all orders 
and communications to W. H. FARNHAM & CO., (with Jones & Sibley,) 



18 GUIDE TO SUMMER- RESORTS. 

corner Fifth & Market Streets, St. Louis, Mo., or, Sparta, Wis., care of H. S. 
Bingham. 

ROUTE.— From the South, via Mobile & Ohio Railroad. From St. Louis, 
via Chicago & Alton Railroad. 

FOND DU LAC, WIS., 

Is the county seat of Fond du Lac County. It is a city of twenty-two years 
municipal growth, with a population of nearly twenty thousand, and is situated 
at the head of Lake Winnebago, where the Fond du Lac river empties into the 
lake, 70 miles from Madison, 60 miles from Milwaukee, 40 miles from Sheboygan, 
60 miles from Green Bay, and 170 miles from Chicago, and is directly connected 
with all these places by railroad. It is the point of crossing of the Chicago & 
North- West em and Sheboygan & Fond du Lac Railroads. In wealth and pop- 
ulation it is the second city of Wisconsin. It ranks first in the mineral and 
pine regions of the Northwest. It is an extensive wheat market, and does a 
large business in manufactured lumber. It is well provided with hotels and 
restaurants, to meet all tastes and all purses. The wealthy visitor can secure 
first-class accommodations, while the class less favored by fortune, whom ill 
health compels to seek change of air, can secure comfortable quarters and live as 
cheaply as at home. Socials, balls, parties, concerts, and theatrical performances, 
are numerous. A new opera house is talked about. Several billiard parlors 
afford amusement to the lovers of the game. Within the city grounds is a 
splendid park and race ground. Several yacht clubs navigate the deep waters of 
Lake Winnebago. Steamboats with pleasure parties make frequent excursions 
around the lake, which is thirty-five miles long and twelve miles bror.d, the 
largest lake within any State in the Union. The beautiful landscapes which border 
Lake Winnebago must delight and satisfy the most ardent admirer of gorgeous 
scenery. 

Romantically situated about three miles southeast of Fond du Lac lies the 
■ attractive Lake de Neveu. Elkhart Lake on the east, and Green Lake on the 
west, are within easy reach. In all these lakes fresh water fish abound. 

Lake Winnebago is connected with Green Bay and Lake Michigan by the 
Fox river improvement, and with the Mississippi river by the 100 miles of Wolf 
river navigation, the upper Fox and Wisconsin rivers. 

Fond du Lac is one of the healthiest places in the Union, and it is 
especially distinguished for its numerous artesian "fountains," from which the 
city derives a plentiful supply of the purest water. One of these, 187 feet deep, 
has become famous for its wonderful curative properties. It is known far and 
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flows through and over mineral rock highly charged with magnetism, which 
polarizes the molecules of mineral salts, and causes them to permeate the water 
in that proportion which makes it pleasant to the taste, healthful and curative 
in an eminent degree. The throng of visitors to the fountain was so great last 
year during the bathing season, that Mr. Hunter found it necessary to enlarge 
the bathing establishment, by fitting up several additional bath rooms, in elegant 
style, thereby doubling his bathing facilities. Two of these additional bath- 
rooms, one in the ladies' department, and the other in the gentlemen's depart- 
ment, are fitted up and especially devoted to giving the celebrated Turkish 

BATH. 

A physician of extensive experience in attendance upon invalids in bath- 
ing establishments, for the past ten or twelve years, is always present to give 
directions and advice as to the proper mode of using the water, both for bathing 
and drinking purposes, and also to administer the Turkish bath, whenever it is 
desired by parties visiting the bath-rooms. 

The following analysis is by Prof. E. J. Gillett, President of the Medical 
College, Keokuk, Iowa, a gentleman of extensive practical experience as a 
teacher of analytical chemistry for the last fifteen years, and with a reputation 
throughout the West for exact scientific knowledge. 



Keokuk Medical College, Feb. 9, 1874. 
George Hunter, Esq. : — 

Dear Sir — I have to-day completed the quantitative analysis of your mineral 
water, and with the following results. Out of one gallon of water, I obtained 
19 grains as residuum. 

The analysis is an approximate, leaving oft' decimals in calculating the pro- 
portions. 

In 100 parts the following are the proportions of each ingredient : 



1. (CaoCo2) Carbonate of Lime 5 

2. (K0C02) Carbonate of Potash ... 4 

3. (MgoCo2) Carbonate of Magnesia 6 

4. (NaoCoz) Carbonate of Soda. . . 4 

5. (CaoSo3) Suiphrte of Lime... . 12 

6. (K0S03) Sulphate of Potash 10 

7. (MgoSoi;) Sulphate of Magnesium 17 

8. (NaoSo3) Sulphate of Soda 13 

9. (NaCl) Chloride of Sodium 14 



(KCI) Chloride of Potassium. 
(Si03) Silica 



(FE) Traces of Iron 
Traces of Bromine . 
Free Carbonic Acid. 
Waste 



7 

100 



To my surprise, I found a trace of Bromine in it. I did not estimate the 
free Carbonic Acid. 

Very respectfully yours. E. J. GILLETT. 



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The water is shipped to distant points, for bathing and drinking purposes, at 
the following rates : 

For forty gallon casks filled, each $6 oo 

. For twenty gallon casks filled, each 3 75 

Boxes of two dozen quart bottles, each box 3 50 

When casks, bottles or other kinds of packages are furnished, they will be 
filled with the Magnetic water for ten cents per gallon. All packages will be 
shipped on the cars without extra charge. All orders will be promptly attended 
to when accompanied with the cash, and not otherwise. 

Address GEORGE HUNTER, 

Lock-Box 227, Fond du Lac, Wis. 
ROUTE. — From the South, via Mobile & Ohio Railroad. From St. Louis, 
via Chicago & Alton Railroad. 

FRONTENAC, ON LAKE PEPIN, MINN., 
Has a national reputation for the beauty of its scenery, its perfection of the 
Minnesota climate, the varied interest of its drives, and the facilities for boating, 
bathing, trout fishing, and grouse shooting. Wise forethought, guided by culti- 
vated taste, and inspired with a generous confidence in the greatness of the 
Mississippi Valley, has planned Frontenac as the Newport of the Northwest ; 
the site of the hotels and summer residences of the Future. The liberal ex- 
penditure of money has been made so in harmony with the wealth of nature's 
gifts, that it is already one of the most charming summer resorts in the land. 
The engraving which we give of this exquisitely beautiful spot is but a suggestion 
of its charms. Two parks extending through the village plat, one on the lake 
front, and one in front of the second terrace, secure to the choice residence 
blocks the most lovely views of wide expanses of water, cliffs, wooded gorges, 
and prairie slopes. 

The Lakeside Hotel occupies a point of about ten acres projecting out 
into the lake. Here, in picturesque arrangement, are the main buildings, the 
cottages, the billiard hall, the boat house, the bathing houses, the light house, 
the croquet ground, the dancing floor, the little park and sea wall on the 
extreme point, and the stabling. Yachts and row boats of the finest model 
invite the guest to the pleasures of aquatic sports. A small steamer makes 
daily trips between the various lake ports. The passing of the commerce of 
the Northwest through the lake gives constantly new objects of interest to the 
water view. The numerous steamboats, the great rafts of pine logs or lumber, 
the tow boats with their wheat -laden barges, the sail boats that ply between the 
towns, all contribute to prevent monotony. The steamboat landing is on the 
hotel grounds. 



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Frontenac is the centre of the finest region in the Northwest for both trout 
fishing and grouse shooting. It is one of the very few places where these two 
sports can be had together, and there is no other place where they can be had 
together in such excellence, and with such ease of access to the sportsman, A 
row or sail of half an hour from the hotel, across the lake, and a pleasant walk 
of half a mile, introduces the angler to an inexhaustible and never disappoint- 
ing supply of trout in Pine creek, and a drive of ten miles further will make 
him acquainted with the three and four pound trout of Rush river, and with the 
dark forests, overhanging rocks, and sparkling waters of that finest of all trout 
streams. The grouse shooting begins at the nearest wheat fields, but for a day's 
shooting, the upland prairie, some miles away, offers the most attraction, where, 
with abundance of shooting, the sportsman enjoys the atmosphere and scenery of 
a mountain top. The stables furnish facilities for the prairie shooting excursions, 
and for the enjoyment of the charming drives to the fine points of view on the 
surrounding bluffs, or over the good roads that in every direction offer some new 
combination of landscape beauty to the lover of nature. The drive to Lake 
City, along the shore of the lake, affords many interesting views, especially of 
that bold bluff, always in sight, noted in song and story as 

THE MAIDEN'S ROCK. 

Every lover, and every one who delights in Indian legend, knows the tale which 
has lent an interest beyond the charm of scenery to this crag on the shore of 
Lake Pepin. Sioux tradition tells how the beautiful Winona, refused by her 
father to her lover, a young Dakota warrior, and promised to an old chief, 
dressed herself in bridal garments, wreathed wild flowers on her brow, ascended 
to the dizzy edge of this cliff, called on her lover to meet her in the happy 
hunting grounds, chanted her death song, and leaped to death rather than be 
false to her heart's choice, and wed where she could not love. 

Another drive that no one should fail to take, is that on the romantic road 
along the ridge that terminates at Waconia Cliff, from which the delighted spec- 
tator gazes upon a panorama of wondrous beauty, in which the lake, the bluffs, 
the prairie, the fields of grain, the groves, the railway trains, the steamboats, 
the sails, the rafts, Dakota Park with its mile track, the villages and the towns, 
unite in composing a picture that the memory will retain with lasting enjoyment. 

The climate of Frontenac has all to recommend it that has been so often 
written of the Minnesota atmosphere. Mosquitoes are but occasional visitors, 
and bars are provided rather as a precaution than a protection. Hotel rates : 
transient, $3.00 per day ; for a few weeks, $2.50 per day ; for the season, $2,00 
per day ; children and servants, half price. The hotel accommodation is 



24 GUIDE TO SUMMER RESORTS. 

excellent, and the table is as good as that of any first-class hotel in the West. 
The house with the cottages can entertain comfortably a hundred and fifty 
guests. The hotel omnibus meets all passenger trains of the Chicago, Milwaukee 
& St. Paul Railway at Frontenac Station, a mile and a half from Frontenac. 

Distance from St. Paul, 51 miles ; from Chicago, 358 miles. 

ROUTE. — From the South, via Mobile and Ohio Railroad. From vSt. Louis, 
via Chicago & Alton Railroad. From Chicago, via Chicago, Milwaukee & St, 
Paul Railway. 

ST. PAUL, MINN., 

Is situated on the Mississippi river, 2,041 miles from its mouth in the Gulf of 
Mexico, 12 miles below the Falls of St. Anthony, 5 miles below the mouth of the 
Minnesota river, 409 miles from Chicago, and 689 miles from St. Louis ; and 
690 feet above the level of the sea. The census of 1870 gives the population as 
20,000 ; it is now probably nearer 30,000. The city is on a bluff rising from 50 
to 100 feet above the river, and several miles in extent. It is the greatest com- 
mercial centre north of Milwaukee, the capital of Minnesota, the county seat of 
Ramsey County, and the head of navigation for large steamers. Small ones ascend 
to the Minnesota ("sky-tinted water"), and navigate that stream 200 miles from 
its mouth. St. Paul is a station on the Main Line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & 
St. Paul Railway, and is the terminus of the following roads : West Wisconsin ; 
Lake Superior & Mississippi ; St. Paul Branch of the Northern Pacific ; St. 
Paul& Pacific ; St. Paul& Sioux City ; St. Paul& Chicago ; St. Paul, Stillwater 
& Taylor's Falls ; and St. Paul, White Bear & Stillwater. About 100 trains 
enter and leave the city daily. The river is spanned by two bridges, one 
of them a railway bridge. 

The views from and around St. Paul are very beautiful. Minneapolis, Minne- 
ha-ha (" laughing water"), and Fort Snelling, are distant only a pleasant drive. 
Lake Como, a fine sheet of water and a favorite and most delightful resort, is 
reached by a drive of three miles. An avenue of 100 feet in width is projected 
from St. Paul to Lake Como. Carver's Cave, with its romantic lake, broad- 
arched dome, and clear, cold waters, is a historic spot below the city, near 
the river bank, at Dayton's Bluff". Here in days gone by the Indians assembled 
to perform religious rites. Fountain Cave is a very short distance above the city, 
and near the banks of the Mississippi. It is over one hundred feet in length, 
and has been hollowed out by a stream which flows through it to the river. The 
cave terminates in a narrow passage which is reported to have been explored 
for a quarter of a mile. The drive, which all Tourists should take, is to 
St. Anthony and Minneapolis, and return via the Falls of Minne-ha-ha 



GUIDE TO SUMMER RESORTS. 25 

and Fort Snelling. The distance to Minneapolis and return is about 
eighteen miles. The drive to St, Anthony is over a good road, on a rolling 
prairie, for the most part beautifully wooded. Fine views are obtained on the 
route, of a lovely waterfall, named the " Bridal Veil," of the " Silver Cascade," 
the Rapids, and the far-famed Falls of St. Anthony. 

ST. ANTHONY, MINN., 

Which stands on the east bank of the Mississippi, has been merged in Min- 
neapolis, which formerly occupied the west bank only. 
The combined population is about 20,000. 

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., 

Is located on a prairie bounded on the west by wooded bluffs, 100 to 200 feet 
high, beyond which lie a chain of lakes of great beauty. On the south and 
southwest lies the teeming valley of the Minnesota. A three mile drive takes 
the Tourist to Lake Calhoun, Lake Harriet and Cedar Lake. A drive of four 
miles from Minneapolis, over the prairie, crossing on the way the river 
Minne-ha-ha, brings us to the Falls of Minne-ha-ha, which Longfellow has 
celebrated in his poem of Hiawatha^ and which is in itself and its beautifully 
wooded surroundings all that has been said and sung of it. It is in fact 
" laughing water," and whether clothed in the profuse and charming foliage 
of summer, or whether winter transforms it into all kinds of fanciful shapes, 
it is always a thing of beauty. The river falls into a beautiful ravine 
whence it emerges into the Mississippi. Its origin is in the charming lakes, 
Calhoun, Harriet, Minnetonka, Amelia, and Rice and Mother and Cedar Lakes. 
Continuing the drive for two mileg we reach Fort Snelling, where United States 
soldiers still keep watch and ward. Almost at the foot of the high bluff on 
which it stands, the Minnesota unites with the Mississippi. The finest views 
of both rivers and of the surrounding country are obtained from this point. 
Descending to the foot of the bluff, we cross the Mississippi on a ferry boat, 
which, by a very simple device, is propelled by the force of the current. The 
boat has a movable attachment to a wire rope stretched across stream, and is 
pointed so as to be propelled in the required direction by the force of the 
water. A farther drive of over four miles through a wooded country, on the 
bluffs of the river, brings us back to St. Paul, 

Minne-ha-ha and Minneapolis are both connected by rail with St. Paul. Min- 
ne-ha-ha is a station on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, and Min- 
neapolis is the northern terminus of that road, as well as a station on the Main 



26 GUIDE TO SUMMER RESORTS. 



Line of the St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, which commences ai Sl. Paul. Motel 
rates at St. Paul and Minneapolis are from $2 to $3.50 per day. 

ROUTE.— From the South to St. Paul and Minneapolis, via Mobile & Ohio 
Railroad. From St. Louis, via Chicago & Alton Railroad. 

DULUTH, MINN., 

Aspires to be the Chicago of the Northwest. It has some of the Chicago symp- 
toms, and bids fair to become a place of considerable importance. Superior 
City has all the natural advantages, but Duluth has the energy and enterprise 
which command success. It has a population of 4,000, is situated at the head of 
Lake Superior, and is the eastern terminus of the Northern Pacific and Lake Su- 
perior & Mississippi Railroads. The latter connects it with St. Paul. It has four 
miles of docks, and a breakwater built out into the lake forms an outer harbor. 
The water route from Duluth to the East is the same distance as from Chicago. 

It has some fine business blocks, beautiful churches, good hotels, and hand- 
some private residences. 

A fine view of the city, and a magnificent one of Lake Superior, can be had 
from the hill back of the Presbyterian Church. 

Minnesota Point stretches seven miles across the bay toward Superior City, 
Wis., where was the natural entrance to the harbor ; but Superior City, with its 
natural advantages and past promise, has been outgeneraled by the enterprise of 
Duluth and its powerful railroad friends, who have cut a channel through Min- 
nesota Point, giving an entrance to the harbor at Duluth. 

ROUTE.— From the South, via Mobile & Ohio Railroad. From St. Louis, 
via Chicago & Alton Railroad. 

MADISON, WIS. 

Amongst places which hold the ioremost rank for charm of scenery must be 
named the *' Four Lake Country," — the region wherein like a young queen of 
beauty, sits Madison, the capital of Wisconsin. "As beautiful as Madison," 
has been a household word amongst Tourists in the Northwest, who have seen 
in merry May, or leafy June, or later still, its swelling, wood-crowned hills, its 
wide sweeps of crystal water, its beautiful gardens and its broad avenues. 
Famous for the beauty of its site, the charrns of its exquisite surroundings, and 
the elegance of its homes, it is equally famous for its almost perfect salubrity. 
It is located upon a grand billow of an isthmus, little less than a mile in width, 
between two sheets of water, Lake Mendota, and Lake Monona, the one con- 
taining some fifteen square miles and the other about fifty miles ; with park-like 



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surroundings, undulating away in the distance, clusters of groves, sweeps of lawn, 
and glimpses of water. Its bright lakes, fresh groves and rippling rivulets, its 
sloping hills, shady vales, and flowery meadow lawns, are commingled in great 
profusion and disposed in picturesque order. The beauty of the city site is 
universally admitted. Horace Greeley wrote : '* Madison has the most magnifi- 
cent ^ i^e of any inland town I ever saw ; on a graceful swell of land rising gently 
from ihe west bank of one of a chain of four lakes and having another north- 
west of it." The famous traveler and writer, Bayard Taylor, says : "For 
natural beauty of situation, Madison surpasses any western town I have seen." 
"T feel convinced," says one writer, "that this place was once called Eden ; 
but in the language of mortals it is now called Madison. I have been looking 
about to find Eve's bower, but there are so many places that seem to answer 
the description, that I am unable to decide between the rival claimants. Madi- 
son is situated on rising ground between two little lakes, as lovely as a fairy 
dream. Indeed I consider fairy land a very prosaic sort of place in comparison 
with this."* 

The fishing and shooting are capital. The most delicious varieties of the 
finny tribe are to be found in the crystal lakes. Excellent bathing facilities 
exist. Sail and row boats and yachts can be hired, and small pleasure steamers 
ply on all the lakes. Madison has fin« streets, elegant residences and public 
buildings, the most prominent of the latter being the Capitol, the State Univer- 
sity and the U. S. Court House and Post Office. It is the county seat of Dane 
Co. , the southern terminus of the Madison & Portage division of the Chicago, 
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, and is a station on the Prairie du Chien Division 
of that road, and on the Madison division of the Chicago & North- Western Rail- 
way. The population is 12,000. Distance from Chicago, 75 miles. 

For accommodations apply to P. B. Parsons & Co., Vilas House, Madison, 
Wis., who are also proprietors of the ^Minnewaukau House, Devil's Lal^e, and 
to whom application for quarters at that romantic resort can be addressed either 
to Madison or Devil's Lake. 

ROUTE.— From the South, via Mobile & Ohio Railroad. From St. Louis, 
via Chicago & Alton Railroad. From Chicago, via Chicago & North- Western 
or Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railways. 



♦ Prof. Noble Butler, in the Knickerbocker Magazine, 



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DEVIL'S LAKE, WIS., 




Railroad Crossing— Devil's Lake. 

A station on the Chicago & North-Western Railway, 34 miles from Madison, 
109 miles from Chicago, and within three miles of the flourishing village of 
Baraboo, famed in Indian legends. The railway track winds around one side 
of the lake and close to the water's edge. The lake is one of the most wonder- 
ful and romantic spots in existence, and nothing to compare with it can be seen 
east of the Rocky mountains. It has an abiding attraction for Tourists, who 
return to it again and again to admire and enjoy it, to wonder at it and to puz- 
zle over it. Here, ages ago, some terrible internal convulsion rent the earth's 



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surface and piled various strata of rock, of immense size, from 300 to 600 feet 
high, and disposed it in every conceivable fantastic form. Within the basin 
thus made lies nestled a beautiful, placid lake o^ clear, pure water, which reflects 
on its mirror-like surface the ru£[o;edanda\\e-in>,pirmg barriers A\hich environ it. 




Devil's Footstool at Devil's Lake, Wis. 

The lake is a mile and a quarter long, three-quarters of a mile wide, and has an 
average depth of 150 feet. It has no visible inlet or outlet. It abounds in fish. 
A steam yacht plies on it. This marvelous place has attracted the attention of 
geologists and scientific men for many years, and various theories exist regarding 
its formation, but not one which has met with general acceptance, or which 



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appears to satisfactorily explain it. Increasing numbers of Tourists include it 
in their round now that it has become so easily accessible by rail. 




Pyramid Rock- Devil's Lake, 

A new hotel, named the Minnewaukau House, has been built in the Swiss 
mountain style, and is opened as a first-class resort. P. B. Parsons & Co., 
proprietors, are also proprietors of the Vilas House, Madison, Wisconsin ; and 
parties desiring to visit Madison or Devil's Lake, for a long or short stay, can 
address these gentlemen at either place. Their terms are reasonable. 

ROUTE.— From the South, via Mobile & Ohio Railroad. From St. Louis, 
via Chicago & Alton Railroad. From Chicago, via Chicago & North-Westem 
Railway. 



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GREEN BAY, WIS., 

Opposite Fort Howard, which is a Station on the Chicago & North-Western 
Railway, 242 miles from Chicago. Green Bay is on the east bank of Fox river, 
one mile from where it empties into the bay from which the town of Green 
Bay takes its name. A fine bridge connects Fort Howard with Green Bay. 
The bay and river afford a perfectly secure harbor, and make this the principal 
shipping point for Northern Wisconsin. The dense forests of pine in the sur- 
rounding country supply large quantities ot timber for export. The population 
is 8,000. The climate is mild and exhilarating in summer. The cool nights 
cause mosquitoes to give the place a wide berth. There is excellent fishing in 
the bay and river, and every facility for boating. At this point the river is a 
quarter of a mile broad. The bay is dotted with little islands covered with 
forests, and admirably adapted for picnic and pleasure parties. The adjacent 
woods are filled with partridge, woodcock, pigeon and deer in their season, while 
the bay and river abound in the water-fov/1 peculiar to this northern latitude. 
Neighboring streams are stocked with speckled trout, and the tributaries of the 
bay furnish excellent bass fishing. The place is the most notable in the State 
for the gayety of its people and select parties. The opera house, or one of the 
other halls, is generally occupied by one of the Chicago theatre companies. 
Small steamers, yachts and boats, of all kinds, are to be had for trips on the 
river and bay. The place is a favorite summer resort for parties from Chicago, 
St. Louis, the South and East. The best house is the FIRST NATIONAL 
HOTEL. It is the largest, most elegant, and best located hotel in the city, 
with accommodations for 150 guests. It has been entirely refitted at great 
expense, and is now under new management. Livery, sail boats, and guides to 
trout streams and surrounding attractions, can always be had on application at 
the hotel office. The new proprietors are experienced hotel men and genial 
gentlemen, who take pleasure in giving every attention to their guests and in 
striving to make their stay here comfortable and pleasant. The hotel is specially 
fitted up for summer visitors, and is conducted with a view to their entertainment, 
and securing their patronage every season. Satisfaction is guaranteed. Terms 
reasonable. The usual deduction made for children and servants. Rooms can 
1)6 engaged by the day, week or month, on application to Gregory & Dowe, 
])roprietors, the First National Hotel, Green Bay, Wisconsin. 

ROUTE. — From the South, via Mobile & Ohio Railroad. From St. Louis, 
via Chicago & Alton Railroad. 



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TORONTO. 

The capital of the province of Ontario, Canada ; the terminus of the Toronto 
Branch of the Great Western Railway ; the terminus of the Toronto, Grey & 
Bruce, Toronto & Nipissing, and Northern of Canada Railroads ; and a station 
on the main line of the Grand Trunk Railway. Population, 56,092. Here 
are located the Parliament buildings, Lieutenant Governor's residence, Osgood 
Hall, the law courts of the province, the University, Normal School, Insane 
Asylum, and other public buildings. It is one of the most important shipping 
points on Lake Ontario, and has a safe and commodious harbor. The city 
rises gently from the water's edge of the beautiful circular bay. It is a favorite 
stopping place for pleasure parties, and from which they can make excursions to 
Niagara Falls, which are within easy reach, or to points on Lake Ontario and 
the river St. Lawrence. The best hotel is the 




ROSSIN. HOUSE, 
The first hotel in Canada. This house is built in modern style, is finished and 
furnished with every regard to comfort and luxury. All the rooms have 
high ceilings ; are large and well ventilated, and arranged for families and parties. 
One of the coolest summer houses in Canada. Has hot and cold water, with 
baths, etc., on each floor. Is heated by steam in winter ; has accommodations 
for five hundred guests. Charges, $3 per day ; children and servants, half price. 
Deduction for families by the month or season. G. P. Shears, proprietor. 

ROUTE.— From the South, via Mobile & Ohio Railroad. From St. Louis, 
via Chicago & Alton Railroad. 



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The Popular Summer Resort of the Northwest ! I 





SPRING LAKE HOUSE AND MAGNETIC MINERAL SPRING CO. 

SPRING LAKE, OTTAWA CO., MICH. 

H. Savidge, President ; C. P. Brown, M.D., General Superintendent and Consulting 

Physician ; John T. Cheney, Hotel Proprietor. 

This charming summer resort, one of the most delightful in the Northwest, is situated two 

miles from Grand Haven, from whence as well as from Chicago, it is easy of access, either by 

rail or water. The Tourist has every attraction and amusement afforded — pure air, fine 

scenery, fishing, rowing, sailing, steamboating, hunting, etc.. etc*. 

The hotel, with the Cottages recently completed, has first-class accommodations for one 
hundred and fifty guests, and has in connection with it a splendid Bath House, elegantly 
furnished and complete in every department. The Medical Department is under the manage- 
ment of the resident physician, Dr. C. P. Brown. Consultation free to guests. Reasonable 
discount for families and servants, when rooms are taken for a few weeks or for the season. 

Arrangements for rooms, etc., can be made in advance, by addressing JOHN T. CHENEY, 
Proprietor, Spring Lake House, Spring Lake, Ottawa Co., Mich. 

Analysis of the Spring take Magnetic Mineral Spring. 

Temperature, 52° F. Sjiecific Gravity, l.(K1640. 



Grains per Gall. 

T3 fPotassium, 4.2880 

•g J Sodium, 405-5330 

2 Calcium, 113.4200 

O [Magnesium, 36.2000 

. I Soda, 0.0537 

•g Lime, 0.1808 

S -I Ferri, 6.0090 

■fg Magnesium, . 0.0640 

1^ Manganese, 0.0547 

C. GILBERT WHEELER, Prof. Chemistry, University, Chicago. 
Orders for water will receive prompt attention, and will be furnished as follows : i case, 
2 doz. quart bottles, $5.00; % case, i doz. quart bottles, $2.50 ; i barrel, 42 gallons, $5.00. 
Agencies for the sale of water, on draught or in quantity in all the principal cities. 
ROUTE.— From the South, via. Mobile and Ohio Railroad ; from St. Louis, via Chicago 
&|Alton R. R., and from Chicago, via Goodrich Line of Steamers, or Rail, 



Grains per Gall. 

Bromide Magnesium, 2.1700 

Sulphate of Soda,. 46.7000 

Silica, - 0.5030 

Alumina, Traces 

Ammonia, 0.0158 

Organic Matter, 18.2902 

Lithia, Traces 

Total Fixed Residue, ...628.3719 



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CUTLER HOUSE, 

l-F. G. SHERMAN, Proprietor. B. H. HANAFOD, Cashier. 



fHE City of Grand Haven is located at the mouth of Grand River, which forms the bes 
natural harbor on Lake Michigan. The Detroit and Milwaukee, and The Michigan 
Lake Shore Rail Roads terminate here, and Steamboats from Chicago, Milwaukee, Muskegon 
and Manistee arrive and depart daily. This is the Central City of the Michigan Fruit Region, 
and as a summer resort for pleasure seekers, with its Boating, Fishing and Surf Bathing, and 
for Invalids, with the ever cool and bracing Lake Breezes, and the celebrated Mineral Waters- 
give the City prominence over all others, as a resort for pleasure, or for invalids. 

The CUTLER HOUSE, erected at a cost of $200,000, was completed and opened in July 
1872. Its furniture, adornments and modern improvements are equaled by few hotels, and sur- 
passed by none in the Northwest. Connected with the House is an elegant Hall, for dances 
and public entertainments ; also, added the present season, a passenger elevator, being the 
only hotel at any Western Watering place with this modern improvement. 

itOXJTiES.-From the South, Via Mobile'A Ohio Railroad; from St. Louis, 
via Chicago*. Alton Railroad, and from Chicago, via Coodrlch'sJLIne of 
Steamers,ror Rail. 



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a 







BTIEI.I)0:v».«r4 



MAGNETIC MINERAL SPRINGS & BATHING ESTABLISHMENT 



opposite the Cutler House, 



Git AND HAVEN, MICH. 



Analysis of W. C. Sheldon's Magnetic Mineral Spring. 

Temperature, 50° F. Specific Gravity, 1.005". 



Manganese Trace 

Boracic Acid Trace 

Flouride of Calcium 0504 

Bromide Magnesium 1820 

Iodide " .0483 

Alumina 3927 

Silicic Acid 1-0577 

Nitric " Trace 

Ammonia Trace 



Soda 3.0072 

Potassa 3.61 62 

Lime... 2.8861 

Magnesia 2.5662 

^Iron .1052 

Sulphate of Soda 71.2899 

T3 ("Potassium. 1.9320 

■g J Sodium 306.0372 

^ I Calcium 148.0570 

O [Magnesium 71.5281 

i 612,7562 

I consider this a most valuable Mineral Water, one of the strongest in the Northwest, in 
fact I know of no other in this country having an equal number of rare and valuable medicinal 
constituents. C. GILBERT WHEELER, 

Chicago, May 15, 1873. Professor of Chemistry, Chicago University. 

See what Samuel P. Duffield, of Detroit — authority for Michigan— says : 
This is a very strong Mineral Water, and belongs to that class of purging salines enumerated 
in my report to the State Medical Society at Kalamazoo. This is suitable for all those 
Chronic Engorgements of the Liver, and Chronic Rheumatism, which have passed from the 
acute to the sub-acute stage, over into a regular form of habit of the body. I find this the 
strongest sample I have thus far analyzed in the State of Michigan. 

Detroit, March 18, 1872. SAMUEL P. DUFFIELD, State Chemist. 

You have, probably, the best Analysis ever made in America. 

C. GILBERT WHEELER, Professor of Chemistry, Chicago University. 
ROUTE.— From the South, via Mobile & Ohio Railroad ; from St. Louis, via Chicago 
& Alton R. R,, and from Chicago, via Goodrich Line of Steamers, or Rail. 



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Is now completed according to the original plan, by the addition of a new building forty 
by fifty feet, three stories high, furnishing two of the MOST ELEGANT 

TURKISH BATHS 

In the country— one exclusively for Ladies and one for Gentlemen, with room for Private 
Baths and Water-Cure Appliances, and a large hall for 

THE SWEDISH MOVEMENT CURE. 



Sr-EIG^NT 



We have also recently added an 



BATH. 



This institution has, within the last six years, treated with wonderful success, over five 
thousand patients, representing nearly all classes of diseases, CHRONIC and ACUTE. A 
large portion of them were of long standing, in which other means had failed, such as 

Rheumatism, Gcut, Dyspepsia, Scrofula, Local and General Dropsy, St. Vitus' Dance, Asthma, 

Bronchitis, Chlorosis, and all Female Weakness, Contracted Limhs, Constituticnal Syphilis, 

Bright's Disease of the Zidneys. and Diabetes ; Diseases of the Lungs and Air 

Passages, the Liver, the Womh, the Heart, the Head, and the Skin. 

Being situated on the shoTe of Lake Michigan, in the most healthy city of the Union> 

the institution oft'ers advantages to tourists as a temporary residence, independent of the 



superior curative advantages it possesses 
^^ Send for Circula 



M. P. HANSON, M.D. 
GEO. J. ROGERS, 



Proprietors. 



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PLANTERS' HOUSE, 




Fourth Street, St. Louis, Missouri. 

This well-known House, fronting three hundred feet on Fourth Street, and 
covering the block bounded by Pine and Chestnut Streets, offers superior in- 
ducements to travelers and boarders. 

The Chestnut Street front opens toward the Court House, with its fine lawns 
and magnificent dome, affording not only a fine view of the square, but allowing 
excellent ventilation for the Hotel. The northern front overlooks Pine and 
Fourth Streets, and the numberless cars, vehicles and pedestrians that render it 
so lively and attractive. 

Tickets for all parts of the United States and Eastern Continent are kept on 
sale in the different Ticket offices on the first floor on Fourth Street, from which 
offices the 'buses start for all the different trains. 

SBARn & KBLSEY, Proprietors. 

JNO. H. SPARR, formerly of Lindell Hotel, St. Louis, Mo. 
WM. KELSEY, formerly of American Hotel, Columbus, Ohio. 



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An Excursion or Pleasure Trip to tlie North or East 

IS NOT COMPLETE WITHOUT VISITINO 

Niagara Falls. 

From CHICAGO the 

— AND -— 

Form the only line to reach any point East, via NIAGARA F ALLS. 
4 PASSENGER TRAINS LEAVE CHICAGO DAILY, 

(SUNDAYS EXCEPTED) FOR 

Detroit, Toronto, Buffalo, JS^iagara Falls, JS eiv York, Boston, 

AND OTHER POINTS EAST. 

PULLMAN CARS ARE RUN THROUGH FROM 



Via both New York Central and Erie Railways. 



It is needless to add that the equipments of this line are complete in 
all respects, and for 

SPEED, COMFORT AND SAFETY, 

We point with pride to its past record. 

Through Tickets via this line are gold at all important points in the 
South and West. 

SEE THAT THEY READ VIA 

MICHIGAN CENTRAL AND GREAT WESTERN. 
H. E, SARGENT, W. K. MUIR, 

Gen'l Superintendent M. C. R. R. Gen'l Sup't Gt. Western R'y 

HEIVRY O. T^ENTWORTH, 

General Western Passenger Agent, 

67 CLARK STREET, CHICAGO. 



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CHICAGO, KANSAS CITY AND MM IMJ [lll[ 



St: 



Over CHICAGO Sc ALTON, and 

Wsiams City & lortofl W Llie, 




Buck's Celebrated Reclining Chair Coaches, on the St. Louis, Kansas City and 

Northern Short Line. 

choice: of roxjxe- 

Passengers by this Line have choice of Route, either via Chicago, Bloomington, Jackson- 
ille and Louisiana, Mo., direct, or through St. Louis, or from St. Louis direct, to and from 



Pnllman Latest MproTed Drawing Rooi Sleeiiiiig Palaces 

With sumptuous new upholstery and bran-new bedding, are run on all ni^ht trains either 
from Chicago or St. Louis, to the Far West without change, as the great Rivers over which 
this line passes are all bridged. 

This line runs FOUR FAST EXPRESS TRAINS between Chicago or St. Louis, and 
Kansas City, St. Joseph, Omaha and Ottumwa, equipped with new Reclining Chair Cars, 
elegantly carpeted, with commodious dressing rooms, furnished with every desirable toilet 
convenience for ladies, gentlemen, and families traveling with children, free of charge. This 
deserves the special notice and commendation of the traveling public. When going to and 
from the East and Kansas City, Denver, Santa Fe, Leavenworth, Atchison, St. Joseph, Ne- 
braska City, Lincoln, Omaha, California, Ottumwa, St. Paul, and Iowa or Minnesota points, 
Denison and Texas points, take THIS, THE BEST LINE. 

Tickets for sale at all ticket offices of connecting lines, and at 113 North Fourth Street, 
and at Biddle Street Depot, St. Louis. 
W. C. VAN HORNE, Gen'l Sup't. P. B. GROAT, Gen'l Ticket Agt., St. Louis, Mo 



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ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS LINE! 

THE MI31,\VAUKEE ROUTE. 

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul fl'y 

CHZIOJLO-O TO IMIIXj-W^TJKIEEI 

WATEKTOWN, SPARTA, LACROSSE, WINONA, WABASHA, 

READ'S I.ANDING, LAKE CITY, RED WING, HASTINGS, 

ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS, 

WITHOUT CHANGE OF CARS. 



Pra.du Chienjowa and Minnesota Line 

Chicago ? Milvv^aukee 

Madison, Prairie du Chien, 
McGregor, Charles City, Mason City, 

Algona, Austin, Ramsey, 

Owatonna, Faribault, Saint Paul, 

and Minneapolis. 

CHICAGO TO MILWAUKEE, 

Minnesota Junction, Burnett, 
Ripon, Berlin, Oshkosh, Beaver Dam, 
Fox Lake and Portage. 

THE JUSTLY CELEBRATED SLEEPING- AND DAY OARS 

— OF THE - 

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RT, 

liXJIsr THROUGH! BETWEEN 

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS 

'WITHOUT CHANGE. 



This is the only Through Line to Minneapolis, and the only 
Through Line to St. Paul via Milwaukee, 



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Trains Leave Ohicag-o from Union Depot, Corner Canal 
and Madison Streets. 



i\f:r 



miks© aai Si 




-IS the:- 

SHORTEST AND BEST ROUTE FROM 

Passing through[More Business Centers and Pleasure Re- 
sorts, and Traversing a Finer Country than 
any other Northwestern Line. 

II IS THE m emLWft! line tnioocii he mi) of he oppeb Mississippi mER, 

The Scenery- of \vliich. ecLuals in variety and. grandeur that 

of the "HISTORIC HUDSON," and 

is no less famons. 

The following are among the Pleasure Resorts reached only by this Rontc: 

Waukesha, Pe^raukee Lake, 

Lakeside and Hartland, 
Nashotah Lakes and Seminary, 

Delafield, Nemahbin Spring:, 
OconomoTTOC, Kilbourn City, 

And "Dells of the Wisconsin," 

Frontenac, on Lake Pepin, 

Opposite, and in full View of the Celebrated 

"]>xAii>Eiv rook:," 
Minnehaha Falls and Fort Snelling*, 

— AND THE — 

BDBST Z^OXJTE TO &B.EEIsr Xj-A,JCE 

We have an A 1, Steel Kail Track, completely ballasted with the best material 
and ENTIRELY FREE FROM DUST. The very best Equipment, Palace Day 
Coaches, and Luxurious Sleeping Cars, and the Trains furnished with the best known 
appliances for Safety and Cmfijoi^i. 

The SLEEPING CARS are owned and controlled by the Railway Company, and are 
managed with reference to promoting the comfort and convenience of the patrons of this 
Road. 

S. S. MERRIIiL, JNO. C. GAULT, A. V. H. CARPENTER, 

General Manager. Ass't General Manager. Gen'l Pass'r and Ticket Agent. 



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CHICAaO & NORTH-WESTERN RT 

Summer Tourists, 

You should bear in mind that the CHICAGO & NORTH-WESTERN 
RAILROAD is the direct route to Madison, Wis., and all the pleasant North- 
western summer resorts. 

DUBUQUE, I.A CROSSE, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, 

WINONA, ST. PAUL, BUtUTH, 

MARQUETTE, I^'ANSE, ISHPEMING, 

NEGAUNEE, ESC AN ABA, GREEN BAY, 

MENASHA, STEVENS POINT, SHEBOYGAN, 

OSHKOSH, WATERTOWN, FOND DU I.AC, 

MADISON, MILWAUKEE, WAUKESHA, 

PEAVAUKEE, ELKHART LAKE, RIPON, 

GREEN LAKE, PALMYRA, MINNEAPOLIS, 

DEVIL'S LAKE, WABASHA, 

And many others, are all on the line of this Great Road, or are reached by this 
route without delay. 

This line reaches ALL the pleasant summer resorts of the Northwest. Send 
to the undersigned for a Guide Book. It will be sent free of cost. 

If you cannot in your Southern homes buy your tickets through to your Sum- 
mer resting place and return via this route, you should buy TO Chicago, where 
you can get through tickets at the Ticket Offices on the corner of Randolph 
and LaSalle Streets, at 75 Canal Street, at 62 Clark Street, under the Sherman 
House, and at the Depot on the corner of West Kinzie and Canal Streets. 

•xixxxs IS "mE: 3e«.oxji':e: ifoh. 

Manitowoc, Clinton, Janesville, Milton Junction, Minnesota Junction, 
Burnett, Appleton, Green Bay, Negaunee, Ishpeming-, Mar- 
quette, L'Anse, and the Shores of Lake Superior. 

\f is the only Route Direct to the Copper and Iron Mines of 

PULLMAN PALACE CARS RUN THROUGH. 

THIS IS THE OLD AND POPULAR ROUTE TO mTlWAUKEE 

MARVIN HUCHITT, W. H. STENNETT, 

(jeneral Superintendent. fJeneral Passenger Agent. 



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4:^ 



mmmn 



From 
From 
From 
From 
From 
From 



THE ROUl 
CHICAGO to OMAHA, 
CHICAGO to SHEBOYGAN, 
CHICAGO to MADISON, 
CHICAGO to MAEaUETTE, 
CHICAGO to YANKTON, DAK., 
CHICAGO to FEEEPORT, 



■E DIRECT 
From CHICAGO to MILWAUKEE, 
From CHICAGO to ST. PAUL, 
From CHICAGO to GEEEN BAY, 
From CHICAGO to SIOUX CITY, 
From CHICAGO to GENEVA LAKE, 
From CHICAGO to DUBUQUE, 



liiii I 



IS 'VI-A. Tn: 



i^iisieri iaiiif 



IN GOING NORTH. NORTH-^WEST OR WEST, 
You caunot go amiss if you buy your Tickets 

VIA THIS ROUTE. 

On the arrival of the Trains from the East or South, the trains of the Chicago & North- 
western Railway leave Chicago as follows: 

For COUNCIL BLUFFS, OMAHA AND CALIFORNIA, 

Two through trains daily. 
For ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS, 

Two through trains daily. 
For GREEN BAY AND LAKE SUPERIOR, 

Two through trains daily. 
For MILWAUKEE, 

Four through trains daily. 
For WINONA AND POINTS IN MINNESOTA, 

Two through trains daily. 
For DUBUQUE VIA FREEPORT, 

Two through trains daily. 
For DUBUQUE AND LA CROSSE VIA CLINTON, 

Two through trains daily each way. 
For SIOUX CITY AND YANKTON, 

Two through trains daily. 
For GENEVA LAKE, 

Two through trains daily. 
For ROCKFORD, KENOSHA, STERLING, JANESVILLE, 

And other local points, you can have from two to 
ten express tra ins daily. 

|^~Passenger Fares by this route are always as low as they are by any other. ...^ 



MARVIN HUCHITT. 

General Superintendent. 



W. H. STENNETT, 

General Passenger AgenA. 



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iiiiiiiii iiif ill iiiiiiii, 

Operated by PHILLIPS &. COLBY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. 

THE SHORTEST AND MOST DIRECT ROUTE 

iEE CHICAGO AND MIL'W^AUKEE ™ 

The only continuous Line from MILWAUKEE to - 

MENASHA AND STEVENS POINT 

-AND — 

THE IMMENSE LUMBEE EEGION OF WISCONSIN. 

This Line has now in operation 320 miles of the best Iniilt road in the North- 
west, and before the close of the year the gap between Penokee and Worcester 
will probably be closed, and through trains running between 

MILWAUKEE AND ASHLAND, LAKE SUPERIOR. 

The Company has a grant of 800,000 acres of valuable land covered with pine 
and hard wood timber which is now offered for sale, affording great opportu- 
nities to active business inen in lumbering and manufactures. The soil is heavy 
clay lo.am, and is admirably adapted for all farming purposes. The pine timber 
cut on this Line is pronounced to be the best i?i IVisconstn. 

The Penokee Iron Mines on this Railroad, 30 miles south from Lake Superior, 
will furnish an inexhaustible supply of rich magnetic ore. 

Pleasure Seekers have their choice of a great number of summer 
resorts. Among the most prominent of these a.re JSlhhart Lake, JVz's., {\oca\,) 
60 miles from Milwaukee, a locality of delightful surroundings, Green Lake, 
Green Bay, Lake Superior points, Menasha, etc. 

SLEEPING CARS ON NIGHT TRAINS. 

I^Ask for and BE SURE that your Tickets read Wisconsin Central 
Railroad, the best appointed and most popular Road in the Northwest. 

E. B. PHILLIPS, HENKY PRATT, C. HARRIS, 

General Manager. General Ticket Agent, Gen'l Superintendent. 

Milwaukee, Wis. 



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46 GUIDE TO SUMMER RESORTS. 

GOODRICH TRANSPORTATION CO. 

Side-Wheel Steamboat Lines. 

PASSENGER STEAMERS leave CHICAGO alternately for 




BaclEe, Mill itfifi, Slielioym ani Maniloi oc. 

The Elegant Side-Wheel Steamboats, 

Every Morning, Sundays excepted, at 9 o'clock. 

SATURDAY'S BOAT DON'T LEAVE UNTIL 8 O'CLOCZ P. M. 

Connects at EACINE with W. U. R. R, and at MILWAUKEE with all Railroads for 

the West and North, and with Steamer ALPENA, Monday and Thursday 

Evenings for Kewaunee, Ahnepee, Washington Harbor, and 

And by Railroad from Escanaba to Lake Superior Towns, and also connects at Milwaukee, 
with Steamer DE PERE, Tuesday and Thursday Evenings, for 

XjTJXDznsro-Tonsr .A-Dstid Dyn^^nsriSTEE 

The De Pere also leaves Milwaukee every Saturday evening for LUDINGTON, 
MANISTEE and FRANKFORT. 

The Green Bay l,ine of Boats leave Tuesday and Friday Evenings at 7 
o'clock, touching at Intermediate Ports. 

t^ Traveling by the Boats, Board included, Cheaperthan Staying at Home ! 
Fare to Milwaukee, Meals included, only ^2.00^ being $1.00 less than by 
9<a!l. R. R. Tickets good on the Boats. 

S'or Grand Haven, Muskegon, Pentwater, Big Kapids, Traverse City, 
Holland, Allegan, Grand Kapids, Frultport, Spring Lake, Saginaw, De- 
troit, etc., every evening, Sundays excepted, at 7 o'clock. Excursionists from 
Chicago, on Saturday Evening's Boat, will be landed at "Magnetic Springe," and can 
arrive back in Chicago early Monday Morning. Fare to Grand Haven, only $2.50; 
Muskegon, !$3.00 ; Grand Rapids, $3.50: Stateroom included. 

For St. Joseph, the new and elegant Side-Wheel Steamer, " CORONA," every morn- 
ing, Sundays excepted, at 10 o'clock. Saturday's Boat will not leave until 11 p. m. 

For Green Bay, Menominee, and Intermediate Ports, every Tuesday and 
Friday evening, at 7 o'clock. 

J^°*A11 Steamers Leave from Goodrich's Steamboat Dock, foot of Michigan Ayenue. 

T. G. BUTLIN, Superintendent. 



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DUIJBAE'S WOOEREUL DISCOYERT. 



THE 



BETHESDA 

T/LINERAIm water^ 

— OF — 

WAUKESHA, "V^^IS. 



We make the following extract from the Times, of June 25, 1873, published 
at Ocono«nowoc, Wisconsin. In speaking of Bethesda water, it says : — 

"In looking at the effects we naturally investigate the cause, and inquire, 
'From whence comes this sudden impetus and growth of Waukesha.'" It is 
answered at once and in a word — 'Bethesda.' 'Why Bethesda.''' From 
its curative powers and properties, world-wide popularity and unparalleled 
success. ' What success ? What has it done, and what does it do ?' It has 
restored thousands from the brink of the grave, given health and strength to 
those deemed beyond the reach of all medical science, and turned the path of 
affliction to one of happiness in the blessings contained within its virtues. ' What 
does it do.^' It cures the deadly Bright's disease ; eradicates all diseases of the 
kidneys ; restores the urinary organs to strength and power ; is a certain specific 
in dyspepsia ; and an unfailing antidote to a diseased and poisoned system from 
any and all cases of debility, nervous prostration or loss of power ; acts with un- 
erring certainty in giving new life to a languid and overtasked system — in a 
word, it is a natural restorer of health, and has performed the most wonderful 
and miraculous cures of any known specific on the globe." 

1^^ Address for circulars, etc., R. DUNBAR, 

Waukesha, Wis. 



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GO EAST BY WAY OF ST. LOUIS. 

In these days of railroad competition the wise traveler selects his route before leaving 
home. In almost every instance he desires to reach his destination as speedily as possible, and 
for the accomplishment of that purpose the Missouri Pacific Through Line from the West to 
the East, via Kansas City and St. Louis^ offers inducements unsurpassed by any 
other line in the country. Everything connected with the Missouri Pacific R. R. \sjirsi 
ciass, and the adoption of the Miller Platform and Westinghouse Air Brake, together with its 
Pullman Sleepers, and Reclining Chair Coaches, render a trip over the line perfectly safe and 
pleasant. Passengers from all parts of the West by taking its Express Trains at Kansas City, 
Leavenworth, Atchison and other prominent cities, are landed in St. Louis, at seasonable 
hours morning and evening, and in ample time to make direct connection with all railroads for 
every point in the North, East and South. Particular information, with maps, time tables, etc., 
may be had at the various " Through Ticket " offices in the West, or upon personal or written 
application to G. H. Baxter, Western Passenger Agent, Kansas City, Mo., or E. A. Ford, Gen- 
eral passenger Agent, St. Louis, Mo. 



CO WEST THROUGH ST. LOUIS. 

To all who are seeking new homes in, or are about to take a trip to Missouri, Kansas, Colo- 
rado, New Mexico, Nebraska, Oregon or California, we recommend a cheap, safe, quick and direct 
route by way of St. Louis, over the Missouri Pacific Through Line. It is equipped with fine 
Day Coaches, Buck's Reclining Chair Cars, Pullman's Palace Sleepers, the famous Miller 
Safety Platform, and the celebrated Westinghouse Air Brake, and runs its trains from St. 
Louis to Kansas City, Leavenworth, Atchison, Lincoln, St. Joseph, Council Blufife and into 
depot of Union Pacific R. R. at Omaha -without change. We believe that iho. Missouri Pacifc 
Through Line has the best track of any road west of the Mississippi River, and with its supe- 
rior equipment and unrivaled comforts for passengers, has become the great popular thorough- 
fare between the East and the West. Trains from the North, South and East connect at St. 
Louis with trains of the Missouri Pacific. The Texas connection of this road is now completed, 
and passengers are offered a first class all-rail route from St. Louis to Texas, either over the 
Missouri, Kansas & Texas R. R., via Sedalia, or over the Atlantic & Pacific R. R., via. 
Vinita. For maps, time tables, information as to rates, routes, etc., address E. A. Ford, Gen- 
eral Passenger Agent, St. Louis, Mo. Questions will be cheerfully and promptly ans^vered. 



GO EAST VIA ST. LOUIS. 

Now that Texas has direct rail communication with the whole country, travelers should 
remember that the Pioneer Lines of the West afford the best and only routes through the Indian 
Nation to St. Louis and all principal cities in the Northern, Eastern and Middle States. Pas- 
sengers from Galveston, Houston, Austin, Waco, Bryan, Dallas, Marshall, Jefferson and all 
other cities and towns on the Houston & Texas Central Railway and its connecting rail and 
stage lines, are offered the choice of t2vo all-rail routes to St. Louis. 

At Denison, Texas, connection is made with the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway, and at 
Vinita, in the Nation, a junction is formed with the ^//rt«^/c &= Pacifc Railroad.,hy which, all 
passengers are carried through Southwest Missouri direct to St. Louis, ivithout change of 
cars. Or, if the passenger so desires, he can, when pnrchasing his through ticket, arrange to 
continue his journey through Vinita to St. Louis, by way of Sedalia and the Missouri Pacific 
Railroad. Both of these roads being under one management, equal facilities are offered in the 
matter of palatial sleeping cars, elegant day coaches, quick time and superior accommodations 
of every kind. The trains of these companies arrive in St. Louis in ample time to make con- 
nection with all roads leading out of the city. Particular information, with maps, time tables, 
etc., can be had at the various Through Ticket offices in Texas, or by addressing John How- 
ard, Texas Passenger Agent, Houston, Texas, or E. A. Ford, General Passenger Agent, St. 
Louis, Mo. 



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